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100 Islamist teachers face ban

Oldknow Academy, one of the Birmingham schools at the centre of the ‘Trojan Horse’ inquiry (Christopher Furlong)

AS MANY as 100 teachers and teaching assistants could be prevented from
working in schools for life as a result of an investigation into their
alleged links to the so-called Trojan Horse scandal.

The Sunday Times understands that the National College for Teaching and
Leadership (NCTL), the profession’s watchdog which can ban teachers from
classrooms, is working on possible disciplinary cases against current and
former staff members at schools in Birmingham, which were the focus of the
Trojan Horse scandal, which saw efforts by hardline Islamists to take
control of state schools.

The NCTL is understood to be examining 30 cases with an expectation that many
more will follow.

“The NCTL is currently looking at about 30 teachers, but in total there are
about 100 who will be targeted,” said an informed source.

“The 100 or so include teachers, teaching assistants and teaching staff. The
Department for Education is feeding